ODS is hosting a rally in Pioneer Courthouse Square from noon to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, to celebrate the success of the ODS Personal Best Charity Challenge. This five-week campaign encouraged ODS employees to take more steps each day and become more involved in their local communities. In the end, 145,503,320 steps were taken. “This is so cool,” said Rod Hart, ODS Manager, Healthcare Services. “ODS employees walked around the earth almost three times!” The ODS Charity Challenge was a joint effort by ODS Personal Best, ODS’ internal wellness program and the ODS volunteer program (see also <http://www.newsrx.com/library/topics/ODS-Companies.html> ODS Companies).

During the Charity Challenge, ODS employees formed teams of six and tracked their daily steps using pedometers supplied by ODS Personal Best. Teams also got extra steps for participating in health challenges or four community events: March for Babies, Comcast Hands on Greater Portland Cares Day, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk or the Heart and Stroke Walk. In addition to earning extra steps for participation in the events, each team earned extra steps for every dollar raised for these events. As a prize, the top three teams will have money donated in their team name to the Charity Challenge nonprofit of their choice.

“This campaign just exploded,” said Hart. “Our employees really responded to the joint effort of improving their health while improving their communities. This rally will be a way to thank them for all their hard work.”

ODS invites you to join them at the Square on Tuesday, June 23, for the ODS Charity Challenge rally to celebrate ODS employees, their commitment to their health and their communities. Events include revealing the total number of steps taken and dollars raised, a prize for best team name and the top three teams will present their team check to their benefiting nonprofit. About ODS ODS is a multifaceted organization that provides medical, dental and professional liability insurance products, along with a variety of business services including benefits administration. ODS serves more than one million members. Founded in 1955, ODS is Oregon’s leading dental plan and one of the state’s leading medical plans. ODS is a founding member of the Delta Dental Plans Association, the nation’s largest and most experienced dental benefits provider. ODS is headquartered in Portland and has offices in Medford, Ore., Milwaukie, Ore., Bend Ore., and La Grande, Ore., as well as Bothell, Wash., and Anchorage, Alaska. For more information, visit www.odscompanies.com.

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